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•   Aqueous Systems
•   Weak Acids & Bases
•   Biological Systems
•   Water Reactant
•   Amino Acids
•   Peptides & Proteins
•   Proteins Basics
•   Proteins Covalent Structure
•   Protein Evolution
•   Protein Structure
•   Quaternary Structures
•   Protein Denaturation
•   Oxygen-Binding Proteins
•   Immunoglobulins
•   Actin & Molecular Motors
•   Enzyme Kinetics
•   Enzymatic actions
•   Regulatory Enzymes
•   Monosaccharides
•   Polysaccharides
•   Glycoconjugates
•   Nucleic Acid Basics
•   Nucleic Acid Structure
•   Nucleic Acid Chemistry
•   DNA Cloning Basics - 1
•   DNA Cloning Basics - 2
•   Genes & Genomes - 1
•   Genes & Genomes - 2
•   Genomes & Proteasomes
•   Genome Alterations
•   Storage Lipids
•   Structural Lipids
•   Cofactors & Pigments
•   Lipids Process
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•   Solute Transport Membrane
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•   Membrane Rafts
•   Plants Signaling
•   Olfaction & Gustation
•   Steroid Hormones
•   Protein Kinases
•   Oncogenes
•   Bioenergetics
•   Phosphoryl Group Transfers
•   Biological Oxidation
•   Glycolysis
•   Feeder Pathways
•   Fermentation
•   Gluconeogenesis
•   Glucose Oxidation
•   Metabolic Pathways
•   Glycolysis Regulation
•   Glycogen Synthesis
•   Metabolic Control
•   Metabolic Fates
•   Nitrogen Excretion
•   Amino Acid Degradation
•   Electron Transfer reactions
•   ATP Synthesis - 1
•   ATP Synthesis - 2
•   Oxidative Phosphorylation
•   Mitochondrial Genes
•   Oxidative Stress
•   Phosphorylation Features
•   Light Driven Electron Flow
•   Photophosphorylation
•   Fatty Acids & Eicosanoids
•   Triacylglycerols
•   Membrane Phospholipids
•   Cholesterol & Steroids
•   Nitrogen Metabolism
•   Amino Acids
•   Amino Acids Molecules
•   Nucleotides Degradation
•   Chromosomal Elements
•   DNA Supercoiling
•   Chromosomes Structure
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•   DNA Repair
•   DNA Recombination
•   DNA Dependent Synthesis
•   RNA Processing
•   RNA Dependent Synthesis
•   Genetic Code
•   Protein Synthesis
•   Protein Targeting
•   Gene Regulation Principles
•   Prokaryotes Expression-1
•   Prokaryotes Expression-2
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Biochemistry Questions and Answers – Genome Alterations and New Products of Biotechnology

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Manish

This set of Biochemistry Quiz focuses on “Genome Alterations and New Products of Biotechnology”.

1. Rauolfia serpentine, to save this plant under the threat of extinction, which of the following techniques is useful?
a) Genetic engineering
b) In vitro culture
c) DNA fingerprinting
d) Hybridoma technology
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Answer: b
Explanation: In vitro culture is useful in saving this plant from extinction.
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2. Transgenic organisms are generally
a) Extinct organisms
b) Naturally occurring and endemic
c) Produced by traditional plant breeding technique
d) Produced by gene transfer technology
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Answer: d
Explanation: Transgenic technology, also known as genetic engineering involves transfer of genes from one species to another.

3. Dolly, the first animal produced by cloning is a
a) Cow
b) Sheep
c) Rat
d) Dog
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Answer: b
Explanation: Dolly is a female domestic sheep that was cloned using nuclear transfer process from an adult somatic cell.

4. Gene therapy is a technique preferred to cure inherited diseases by
a) Repairing the faulty gene
b) Introducing the correct copy of the gene
c) Adding new cells to the body
d) PCR
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Answer: b
Explanation: By inserting a gene in place of defective ones in order to correct genetic disorders is included in gene therapy.

5. Glucose is added to the tissue culture media as a/an
a) Carbon source
b) Growth regulator
c) Solidifying agent
d) Antibiotic
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Answer: a
Explanation: Energy is derived from glucose.
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6. Explant can be a
a) Cut part of the plant used in tissue culture
b) Plant extract used in tissue culture
c) Source of growth regulators added to media
d) Solidifying agent
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Answer: a
Explanation: Explant is a piece of plant or animal tissue placed in a culture medium.

7. Meristem culture helps in developing which of the following?
a) Tall plants
b) Disease resistant plants
c) Virus free plants
d) Hybrid plants
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Answer: c
Explanation: Apical meristem from the infected plant is collected and cultivated in appropriate media, so that new, complete and virus-free plants develop.

8. Which of the following is used to transfer genes in plants?
a) Ti plasmid
b) pBR 322
c) EcorI
d) pUC 18
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Answer: a
Explanation: Ti plasmid of agrobacterium is used to transfer genes in plants.

9. Which of the following bacterium is used for gene transfer in plants?
a) Agrobacterium
b) Azatobacter
c) Rhizobium
d) Ecoli
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Answer: a
Explanation: Agrobacterium is the only bacterium capable of transferring genes to plants.

10. Production of a large number of genetically similar plants through plant tissue culture is called
a) Recombinant DNA technology
b) Gene therapy
c) Micro propagation
d) Hybridoma technology
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Answer: c
Explanation: Micro propagation is the practice of producing a large number of genetically similar plants through plant tissue culture.
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